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But this time the Nelson sibling duo - Caleb and Georgia Nott - beat out fellow nominees, Kiwi favourite Ladyhawke and relative newcomers Sachi, Maala and Kings for the win.

The pair - who are now living in Los Angeles and this year released their second album Conscious with the help of fellow Kiwi, producer Joel Little - took to Twitter to thank their fans for voting for them.

Thank you so much lovely people for voting for us to be Best New Zealand Act this year at the #mtvema's! 😘😘😘